Video: Inauguration Day 2009 in Washington, DC
Here it is! I took my Kodak Zi6 with me all over DC on Tuesday and took as much crowd video as I could. Getting into Washington via Metro was surprisingly easy. Getting out of the National Mall after President Obama’s inaugural address was more difficult. Roads were closed in preparation for the parade, and there was the added difficulty of a few million people all trying to head for the same one or two Metro stations in the area that were open.
Much like Baltimore, everybody in Washington was energized. You could feel it the moment you stepped on the train. People love Obama. And, as you see in the video, they’re not shy about vocalizing their opinions of President Bush, either.
Again, the Zi6 was a trooper. I never had to change the batteries once, and I shot all day in HD mode (30 frames per second). My 16GB SD card laughed as I recorded over 140 videos that added up to well over an hour’s worth of footage, with gigabytes to spare. The digital zoom was surprisingly sharp. When I used my Flip Ultra, I avoided touching the zoom like the plague. But on this camera, it’s not bad. Sure, you’re not going to get anything as crisp as you would with an optical zoom, but for a sub-$200 pocket-sized point-and-shoot video camera, it’s amazing.
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